Pastor’s Posts

What do you want in life? Whatever it is – stop looking for it I know that flies in the face of what we think. We have been taught that if we want something in life we have to go after it hard and pursue in faith. Hang with me

With the beginning of the New Year there are many people who have resolved to get in better shape physically than they have ever been. They are going to the gym, eating better, and drinking more water to get their body in the shape they have always wanted it to

Ready or not – 2017 is here. You have been given a blank calendar – a brand new year and a brand new opportunity. I know that in the last few days millions of people have gone through their annual ritual of making New Year’s Resolutions. They resolve that this

Welcome to the “Day After Christmas”! I pray you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and enjoyed a festive meal and fellowship together. But here we are: the day after Christmas. The dishes from the dinner may still be in the sink. Wrapping paper may still be on the

Never allow the “extras” of Christmas take you away from the “essentials” of Christmas. This season – I feel more than at any other time in my life – the need to have laser like focus on the true power of Christmas. It is so easy for us to get

Are you focused on people or simply being productive? We live in a world focused on the bottom line. We have to meet our numbers on the job and maintain the role of super-dad and super-mom at home. If we are not careful we can find ourselves in the trap

Never settle for good when you know you can do better. We live in a world of settlers. Of course I am not talking about pioneers who blazed the trail of the west and “settled” into a new land. I am talking about people willing to “settle” for second best

I recently read of a woman who adamantly declared to a minister, “I will never forgive my father!” She had grown up with a keen awareness that her father favored her younger sister, and she kept a mental record of all the things that he had done or failed to

Stop beating yourself up. Do you remember as a kid those times on the playground when the “bully of the playground” would come and pound on kids that were smaller and more scared? I remember watching in helplessness as other kids would get into fights and someone would eventually leave

It is time for your life to become a symphony. I love classical music. To hear the robust sounds of the various pieces of the orchestra each with their unique tone come together in complete harmony to make an unforgettable melody. It is a true fact that music soothes the